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「当見立五行相剋」 「心がらとて夏虫の火性 ねつみ幸蔵」 四代目市川小団次
Fire: Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Nezumi Kozô, from the series The Relations of the Five Elements Represented in Hit Plays (Atari mitate gogyô sôkoku)
「当見立五行相剋」 「心がらとて夏虫の火性 ねつみ幸蔵」 四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.2 x 24 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43617
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29868, 11.43617
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 6
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午六
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午六
彫師：横川彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.